RedHat Linux 9.0 installation tutorial (full illustration)

RedHat Linux is the most widely used Linux operating system in the world. Because it has the best graphic interface, it is very convenient to install, configure, and use, and runs stably, so it is highly appreciated by new users and old players. Now, RedHat Linux has a new version of 9.0, and has made great progress on the basis of the original version. It improves the graphic interface, enhances hardware compatibility, and is more handy for installation, especially enhances multimedia capabilities-the new version of xfree 4.0.1 allows you to play multimedia files in Linux. It also uses the OpenSSL 128-bit encryption technology to make your network communication more secure. The latest kernel provides support for USB interface mouse and keyboard; provides graphical desktop and Graphical Kernel adjustment and firewall configuration tools that are easier to configure and manage. In short, RedHat Linux 9.0 is your best choice whether you are a novice or an old Linux player, whether you are an individual or an enterprise server. Red Hat Linux 9 boot Installation Process Diagram 1, preparation 1, purchase or download the redhat9 installation CD (3 disks) or image file, 2, leave at least two partitions in the hard disk for the installation system. 4 GB or more partitions are recommended for the mount point. The swap partition does not need to be too large and is suitable for around MB, regardless of the file system format, the installation process is reformatted. 3. record the following device models on your computer: Mouse, keyboard, video card, Nic, and display. And the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS name server address used in network settings. 2. Install Red Hat Linux 9 Set the optical drive as the first boot disk, place it in the first installation disc, and then restart the computer. If your optical drive supports auto-boot, if no accident occurs, it will appear as follows: After you press the Enter key directly, it will appear as 1. If you do not handle it for 30 seconds, it will automatically enter. In Figure 1, the system prompts whether to test the integrity of the content of the CD installation. Select "OK" to start testing and installing the CD; select "Skip" to test and install the CD. See figure 6, if yes For the first installation, you must test and install the CD. Select "OK" and press enter, as shown in figure 2. Select "test" to test the installation of the CD, and select an installation file other than the "eject cd" to test the CD. Here I select "test" and press enter, as shown in figure 3. Testing the first installation CD, as shown in Figure 4 after testing The last line of English "it is OK to install from this media" indicates that this installation CD is OK. Press "enter" and press enter, as shown in Figure 5 As shown in Select "continue" and press enter to start installation. If you want to test the remaining two installation CDs, place the next installation CD to the optical drive, select "test", and press enter to start the test. After the test is completed, figure 4 is displayed again, indicating that the test is passed, and then press the Enter key, as shown in Figure 5 is displayed again. Repeat the steps until all the CD installation tests are completed. Test the installation of CD After the installation is complete, press the "right arrow" to select "continue", place the first installation CD to the optical drive, and press Enter. The installer starts to check the computer's peripheral hardware devices, and then appears Example 6 When the help text and Introduction appear, press "Hide help" to close the help text, press "Release Notes" to display the release notes, and press "Next" to perform the next step, as shown in figure 7 When the mouse is available, select the language used by the Installation Wizard (not the language used for system installation), select "simplified Chinese (Simplified Chinese)", and click "Next", as shown in 8 Select the keyboard type. Generally, the keyboard is the American keyboard "U. S English". After the selection, click "Next", as shown in figure 9. Select based on your mouse type and click "Next", as shown in figure 10. Select the installation type. Here, select "Personal desktop" and click "Next", as shown in Figure 11. Disk Partition settings are a key step. If you do not have a hard disk, useful data will be lost. Please be careful. If "auto-partitioning" is selected, click "Next", as shown in figure 12 Automatic partitioning includes three options: delete all Linux partitions in the system, delete all partitions in the system, and save all partitions to use the existing free space. In this case The selection is not suitable for my needs. My hard disk has four partitions, and the first partition has windows 98 installed. I want to keep it in dual system. Click "previous" to return In Figure 11, select "manually partition with disk druid" and click "Next", as shown in Figure 13. All partitions of the hard disk are listed in the table. I plan to use the D and E disks of the original system. Use/dev/hda5 (4.8g) as the mount point to install the system, and use/dev/hda6 (252 m) for swap points. . Click "/dev/hda5" to select it (as shown in the middle), and then click "edit". The dialog box shown in figure 14 is displayed. Mount and click the root partition "/". The current file system type is "fat", which is not supported by Linux. Select "format partition" and select "ext3" or "Ext2", as shown in Figure 15 Click "OK". The created mount point is displayed in the partition table. You must create a swap partition before you can install it. Then, in the partition table shown in Figure 13, click Select "/dev/hda6" and click "edit". The dialog box shown in Figure 16 is displayed. Because/dev/hda6 is used for swap partitions, you do not need to select the mount point column. Select "format the partition into swap" and click "OK. Shown as 17 As shown in the figure, the partition types of/dev/hda5 and/dev/hda6 have been changed. Click "Next" to bring up the dialog box shown in 18. The system prompts you to format two partitions. Click "format", and 19 is displayed, as shown in Figure 19. Boot Loader configuration. By default, the system boot information is written to the Master Boot Sector of the hard disk. You can click the "change boot loader" button in the upper right corner to set the boot loader. Column There are two menu items: DOS and Red Hat Linux. Select dos and click Edit to change DOS to Windows 98. Also, change Red Hat Linux to Red Hat Linux 9; 20 after modification Select the default boot system (tick the system in the front of it), as shown in Red Hat Linux 9. Click "Next", as shown in figure 21 Set the network. If you do not know, you can configure the network after entering the system. Click "Next", as shown in Figure 22. Select "intermediate" for the general purpose of firewall configuration. Click "Next", as shown in Figure 23. Select Chinese (p. r. of China) as the default system language. Otherwise, you may not be able to display Simplified Chinese after entering the system. Package. Select at least one Chinese (P. r. of China) "simplified Chinese, can be selected in multiple languages at the same time (such If necessary ). Click "Next", as shown in Figure 24. Select "Asia/Shanghai" for the time zone and click "Next", as shown in Figure 25. Set the root password, that is, the root administrator password. The root account has the highest root privilege in the system. Generally, this account is not used when logging on to the system. After setting the root password, click "Next ". Example 26 Install and select the default Software Package for Personal desktop. It is sufficient to use the default Software Package for general purposes. You can also enter the system to run the "RedHat-config-package" tool after installation. Add/delete software. Click "Next", as shown in Figure 27. The Installation Wizard ends here. If you have any objection to the above steps, you can directly click "previous" to return and reset it. Otherwise, click "Next" and no "previous" to select And programs. To start the installation, click "Next", as shown in Figure 28. A slow and long installation process has started. You can take a rest for about 30 minutes. When the total Progress reaches about 75%, it appears as 29

The content to be installed on the first disc has been completed, prompting you to insert the second disc. After inserting the second disc, click "OK" to continue the installation. When the total Progress reaches about 96%, follow the prompts Change the third disc, as shown in Figure 30 We recommend that you create a boot disk and add the blank floppy disk with write protection removed to the disk. Click "Next", as shown in Figure 31. Creating boot disk, as shown in 32 Check whether the video card model detected by the installer is the same as your real video card model. If not, select the correct one and click "Next", as shown in Figure 33. Check whether the models of the monitor detected by the installer are the same as those of your real monitor. If they are different, select the appropriate models and click "Next", as shown in Figure 34. Select the color depth and screen resolution, and click "Next", as shown in Figure 35. After the installation is complete, remove the disc and floppy disk and click "exit". The system restarts. After the disk is restarted, the "Start" menu appears for the first time, as shown in Figure 36. Automatically enters in 10 seconds, as shown in Figure 37 The command prompt is displayed after the first startup. the user name must be entered. Currently, the system only has one account, that is, the administrator account. The default Administrator Account name is root. After Entering "root ", Press enter, as shown in Figure 38 Prompt to enter the password, enter the system administrator password set during installation, and press enter, as shown in 39 I have logged on to the system as an administrator, but I don't want to display it in the form of command prompts. The command to enter the graphic interface is "startx" and enter "startx" And press enter to enter, as shown in Figure 40 What should I do? Jump out again! The original x configuration problems, need to run "redhat-config-xfree86" reconfiguration, Run "redhat-config-xfree86" appears after 41 Click "Configure" to reset the model and parameters of the monitor and video card. If you are not sure, click the system default settings. After the settings are complete, click "OK" to go to the figure. Page, as shown in Figure 42 In the login window again, enter "root" and press enter, as shown in Figure 43 Enter the password and press enter, as shown in Figure 44. You have already logged on to the desktop as root, but you have missed the step of setting up a common account. Then click the Red Hat Main Menu-logout, and select "re-enter" in the pop-up dialog box. Start, and then the Start menu appears again after the restart, and then appears, as shown in 45 Something that should have appeared earlier appears now. Click "Forward" to configure the system, as shown in Figure 46 Create a common account for login to the system at ordinary times, and use ABC as the account name. after entering the password, click "forward", as shown in Figure 47 After setting the time and date correctly, click "forward", as shown in 48 Registration prompt. There are two options: "Yes, I want to register my system on the Red Hat Network", and "no, I don't want to delete my system ". Later, select Item 2: "No, I don't want to delete my system". Click "forward", as shown in Figure 49. If you want to install other CDs, install them. Click "forward", as shown in Figure 50. All settings are complete. Click forward, as shown in Figure 51. The installation is complete and now enters the system as an ABC user. The graphic interface will be used to access the system later. Share it with you! 3. How to uninstall the redhat9 system: Enter "fdisk/MBR" in the DOS prompt "A: //> _" and press Enter. Rewrite the Main Boot Sector of the hard disk. After the hard disk is restarted, the Start Menu of redhat9 is unavailable, regEx The redhat9 partition is finished!   From: http://www.eryin.net/read-Server-tid-3893.html